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PURSSEY, Ian Goodwin Swan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | O11561 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 24 March 1923 |
| Home Town: | Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Permanent RAAF |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Korea, 2 July 1952, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Flight Lieutenant Purssey's body was never recovered and is therefore regarded as missing, presumed killed in action., United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra Korean War Memorial, Gympie Memorial Lane Murals, Ipswich Korean War Memorial, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance, Lithgow War Memorial, Norfolk Island Korean War Memorial, Wagga Wagga Korean Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 26 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, SN O11561, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) | |
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| 26 Apr 1942: | Enlisted SN O11561 |
Korean War Service
| 25 Jun 1950: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, SN O11561, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) | |
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| 3 Dec 1951: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, SN O11561 |
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